Florida nursing home deaths after Irma prompt criminal probe

Police are conducting a criminal investigation after eight people in a Hollywood, Florida, nursing home died after Hurricane Irma knocked out power to the facility.

By Jonathan Levin, Michael Smith|September 13, 2017 at 11:32 AM

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The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills, confirmed that it had a prolonged power failure to the transformer which powered the facility's air conditioning system as a result of Extreme Category 5 Hurricane Irma ."Three died at the nursing home, and three others died after being transported to Memorial Healthcare System facilities, city officials said on September 13, 2017 in Hollywood, Florida. (Photo: mpi122/MediaPunch/IPX)